MASTER RETOUCHING TIPS DOCUMENT

MASTER RETOUCHING TIPS DOCUMENT
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Julia Greer at Julia@johnandjulia.com. Enjoy! TABLE OF CONTENTS Cntrl-click to jump to the section you wish: To easily resize a photo in Photoshop 3
Dream Effect Used on Football Player 3
How to use a layer mask to blur a background 4
Instructions on using Gradient tool 4
Making sun rays in a photo 4
Painting the old fashioned way (from Cricket) 6
Fireworks 9
photo jpg jpeg batch saves 9
Photo last step retouch 9
Photo macros tips 9
Photoshop chrome lettering 10
Photoshop removing cracks and lines 12
Photoshop add blue sky and clouds 15
Photoshop B&W colorize 15
Photoshop blending two images 16
Photoshop brighten shadows 16
Photoshop color to B&W with Photoshop 19
Photoshop Elements Tip: Make Your Pictures Pop 19
Photoshop convert to pencil drawing effect 20
Photoshop dodge burn 22
GRADIENTS & LAYER MASK TECHNIQUES 22
Gradients 23
Photoshop edge effects 24
How To Use Grayscale Masks For Edge Effects in Photoshop 5 and Up 24
Photoshop greyscale conversion 25
Photoshop inner shadow around edge frame 26
Lisa Neal's sketch technique 26
Photoshop insta sketch paint 28
Another sketch process using Photoshop. 28
Photoshop layer masks tutorial 30
Photoshop line art 30
Photoshop match colors combine two images 30
Photoshop nightshots stacking technique 31
BASIC SETTINGS 32
POST-PROCESSING 33
Photoshop portrait effect 34
Photoshop red eye removal 35
Photoshop remove dark eyes racoon eyes 36
Photoshop scripting selection coordinates 37
Photoshop sharpen alternative 38
Photoshop sky replacement 39
Photoshop straighten an image 40
Photoshop tips 40
Photoshop Trimoon Glaze effect 41
Weird Effects with Photoshop 41
Photo white balance coffee cup Styrofoam 44
Photoshop mask insert people images 44
Printing in duotones, etc. 45
Shan Canfield - Clean Skin Process 47
Lab Color Sharpening - Using the Luminosity Data 60
Edge Sharpening 61
Using Sharpening to Change Contrast 62
Softening Technique for Portraiture and Glamour 62
Saving Actions in Photoshop 85
One Line Javascript Solution 86
Feivel's Tips on Whitening Teeth 87 To easily resize a photo in Photoshop
Shan Canfield
1. Go under Image>Image Size and UNCHECK , I repeat, UNCHECK the Resample
box. Leave Constrain Proportions checked!
2. Have you UNCHECKED the resample box?.....good
3. Now simply type in 8 inches. Everything else will bump proportionately.
Dream Effect Used on Football Player
David, I like the dream effect...one of my favorites from Dave......but I
think I would put the dream effect layer at the top....turn it into a mask
and then bring a little of the detail of the center player out....might
give it a nicer look. As is...the face seems to dark/muddy looking.
Maybe something like this:
[pic][pic]
How to use a layer mask to blur a background
I have recently seen on the 10D forum a photograph whereby the background
has been blurred by isolating it using a layer mask. Could someone please
explain to me how this is done?
Answer: 1. Duplicate the image layer by dragging the palette image layer down to
the new layer icon.
2. With duplicate layer active, Filer>Blur>Gausian Blur. Blur image as
desired.
3. Add layer mask to the blurred layer by clicking on the second palette
icon.
4. Reset colors to default Black and White.
Using a medium soft Black paint brush, go over the subject to reveal the
sharp base image.
Use 100% opacity for less precise work that is away from subject edges.
5. As you get nearer the subject edges, reduce the brush size, opacity and
softness for gentle transition between layers.
Zoom way in for accurate brush strokes around the subject edges. A somewhat
soft edge minimizes the cut-and-paste look. Remember that objects usually
have 3 dimensional curved edges.
6. Switch brush color to White to correct errors.
"x" key toggles foreground and background color back and forth.
Save with layers intact for later revisions, or flatten for smaller file
size. screen shot "tutorial":
http://www.pbase.com/image/30189351
Instructions on using Gradient tool 1. Press Q to enter quick mask mode
2. Press G to activate the gradiant tool and make sure linear gradient is
selected. Select Foreground to Transparent gradient, and make white the
foreground color.
3. Click on the image about the top of the dogs, and drag the gradient to
the top of the image.
4. Press Q again to exis quick mask mode
5. inverse selection
6 . apply blur I hope I got this right, as I am a newbie, but I want to start helping
other folks here. someone else might make my instructions easier. Making sun rays in a photo
I didn't know how to make them, so I found something that worked with this
picture, not sure if it will work with another picture.
I merged my layers and applied a motion blur: -55 degree, 999 pixels, then
applied a layer mask and only revealed the rays where I wanted them. The
blending mode on the blurred layer is screen. Hope this helps.
PS: I'm sure there's a better way to do it... I just guessed at a way. Regards :) Unda Covalava wrote:
> How did you add those sun rays? You've turned this photo into a
> work of art! [pic][pic] Painting the old fashioned way (from Cricket)
1)duplicate background (for safety)
2)select all
3)edit> define pattern
4)new blank layer
5)use the pattern stamp with a rough brush to paint the entire blank layer
6)new layer then choose a smaller brush and paint the areas that need more
detail
7)stamp image (hold down alt, choose merge visible
8)run filter>texturizer on the image (I chose canvas V2)
9)sign
10) flatten and save
from Susan:
It's a really cool technique - and it isn't quite as easy to get really
good results like this example as one might expect. The PS7 one-click wow
books have some pattern stamp brush presets which work really well - I
particularly like the watercolour ones. But I'm still struggling to get a
result that I'm happy with. Funnily I find it easier using the clone
technique (which works the same way) in painter classic to get results I
like, perhaps because the brushes do react a little more like the real
thing than the PS ones do.
[pic]
This time I noted the brushes that I used. For the large brush I used the
wowPS brush oil, medium. For the small brush I used wowPS brush x small.
I also used PS brush natural media wet oil medium and natural media dry
brush (the one that is pretty much vertical)
Cricket
Image control: Zoom out | Zoom 100% | Zoom in | Expand / Contract | New
window
[pic][pic]
[pic]
This time I noted the brushes that I used. For the large brush I used the
wowPS brush oil, medium. For the small brush I used wowPS brush x small.
I also used PS brush natural media wet oil medium and natural media dry
brush (the one that is pretty much vertical)
Cricket Fireworks Use a tripod, set the camera to manual,
ISO100,
manual focus set to infinity,
tungsten (indoor lightbulb icon) white balance and experiment with speed and aperture. Rich's recommended starting point is a
good one. F8
4 seconds
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************************************************************************* photo jpg jpeg batch saves |In the "Batch Mode" configuration, make sure you select |
|"Supress Save Command". That should do it. Click on my |
|name to search for similar suggestions I made for a couple|
|of individuals in the past. It works. I usually do this to|
|prepare images to post on pBase.com. After running the |
|batch, I walk away for a smoking breaking. | M.Loren wrote: > Hi! > > I am sure I missed something here but I just
cant find the sulution. > When I have recorded a Action to use in PS7 and
I go to Automate > and Batch everything goes fine until the saving
procesdure, I just > cant get by the "Save As" sign where I have to choose
quality. > Not much idea to use the batch if I still have to be by the >
computere to save every picture manually anyway. *************************************************************************
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Photo last step retouch I'm not sure where I picked this technique (maybe Peter iNova) but just
when I think I'm through adjusting the image I run this on a separate layer
and invariably keep it as part of the finished picture. Try unsharp mask
set to amount, 18%, radius 50 pixels, 0 threshold. It is a goofy setting
and I'm not sure why it works but it does. It just sparks up a
picture....Dave
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Photo macros tips Camera Settings Here are some tips: 1. Use manual focus. Lock the focus and then gently rock the camera back
and forth until you find that sweet spot (where the image looks crisp in
the LCD). This takes a lot of practice.
2. Use full zoom in situations were vignetting is likely (e.g., if using
a 2xTC after some stacked close-ups or using a reversed 50mm lens).
3. Use a small aperture (large F value) to maximize depth of field (the
amount of the image in focus). The more magnification, the less depth of
field.
4. Fill flash is usually a good idea. The majority of my shots are at F8
(which is the smallest aperture a prosumer digital camera gives) with fill
flash.
5. I typically use aperture pri